动脉硬化性脑白质病的CT表现与临床分析

目的 :探讨动脉硬化性脑白质病的临床与CT表现特点。方法 :收集 10 0例动脉硬化性脑白质病的临床与CT资料进行综合分析。结果 :10 0例的CT表现为 :弥漫性脑白质低密度改变 ,主要分布在双侧脑室旁及半卵圆中心白质区 ,病灶多呈条带状及月晕状。合并脑萎缩 90例 ;脑梗塞 76例 ,其中 2 5例有大的梗塞灶 ,其余为腔隙性梗塞 ;脑出血 9例 ,其中位于壳核 5例 ,丘脑 3例 ,小脑 1例 ;有 15例伴发基底节区软化灶。增强扫描 8例 ,显示病灶无明显增强。结论 :动脉硬化性脑白质病是发生于老年人的缺血性脑血管病 ,高血压动脉硬化是其主要发病因素。     

739例高血压患者监护拔牙临床研究

目的 :观察高血压患者在监护拔牙过程中血压、心率、心电图变化及手术应激反应的年龄差异 ,探讨安全科学的监护方法。方法 :对 739例高血压患者监护拔牙的临床资料进行回顾性分析。观察高血压患者和不同年龄组高血压患者麻醉前、中、后 ,拔牙中、拔牙后 ,血压、心率变化。结果 :高血压组血压、心率比对照组显著增高、加快 (P <0 .0 1) ;80岁以上年龄组收缩压显著升高 (P <0 .0 1) ,4 9岁以下年龄组收缩压显著降低 (P <0 .0 5 ,P <0 .0 1)。结论 :各种高血压患者特别是高龄高血压患者 ,在分时安全管理下可以接受无痛拔牙。     

三种结核抗体对肺结核的诊断价值

目的:探讨3种结核抗体试剂盒对肺结核的诊断价值。方法:采用澳大利亚产ICT-TB卡、TB—DOT和国产快速ELISA试剂盒检测220例肺结核,菌阳者60例,菌阴者160例,与48例非结核肺疾病和30例健康人对比观察。结果:220例肺结核血清结核抗体敏感性ICT-TB卡为50.7%、TB-DOT为60.0%、ELISA为68.2%,三者间差异具有显著性(P<0.05)。菌阳组分别为76.7%、80.0%、88.3%,菌阴组50.0%、52.5%、60.6%,菌阳与菌阴者间均有显著差异(P<0.005)。3种结核抗体特异性为98.7%、91.0%、84.6%,差异显著(P<0.025)。结论:抗原纯度较高的ICT-TB卡,TB-DOT特异性较强,但敏感性较低,复合抗原ELISA敏感性较好,但特异性偏低。     

Immunoglobulin G4 antibodies to rat urinary allergens, sensitization and symptomatic allergy in laboratory animal workers

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: We have previously reported that high rat urinary allergen (RUA) exposure was not associated with increased risk of rat allergy in long-term-exposed laboratory animal (LA) workers. We aimed to assess whether strong allergen-specific IgG4 responses could explain the absence of a dose response in these subjects. We investigated whether IgG4 was associated with allergen exposure and prevalence of sensitization or respiratory symptoms to rats. The longitudinal relation between IgG4 and rat allergy was studied using data obtained during 2 years of follow-up. METHODS: Five hundred and twenty-nine LA workers answered a questionnaire on respiratory symptoms and occupational history and participated in skin prick testing. Blood samples were analysed for specific IgG4 and IgE to RUA. Exposure to RUA was estimated based on personal air samples. The relation between IgG4 and newly occurring sensitization or rat allergy was studied in workers who were not sensitized or did not report respiratory symptoms to rats. RESULTS: IgG4 titres were higher in atopic than in non-atopic subjects, and increased with higher allergen exposure. Titres were highest in subjects who were sensitized and reported respiratory symptoms to rats when compared with those who were not (geometric mean [geometric standard deviation] = 202 [5.7] vs. 8.4 [18.3] AU). The association between IgG4 and sensitization or symptomatic rat allergy was independent of estimated allergen exposure. IgG4 was a strong predictor of newly occurring sensitization and symptomatic rat allergy during follow-up in atopic and rat-sensitized subjects. CONCLUSION: High exposure to RUA is associated with a strong allergen-specific IgG4 antibody response. High anti-RUA IgG4 is a strong predictor of prevalent and incident sensitization and symptomatic rat allergy in atopic and rat-sensitized subjects. IgG4 can therefore not explain the absence of a dose response between allergen exposure and allergy in long-term-exposed workers. We consider anti-RUA IgG4 to be a marker that combines aspects of exposure and susceptibility.     

Down-regulation amyloid β-protein 42 production by interfering with transcript of presenilin 1 gene with siRNA

AIM:ToinvestigatethepathogenesisofAβ42yieldingandnewdrugtargetsaswellasthepossibilityofRNAinterference(RNAi)techniquefortreatmentofAlzheimerdisease(AD).METHODS:HumanADpresenilin1(PS1)cDNAsequencewasobtainedfromNCBIwebsite.ThethreesitesofRNAiactionandonemissensecontrolsitewereselectedinPS1cDNAthroughonlinedesignofAmbioncompany.Toconfirmspecificityofthesesites,weconductedaBLASTsearchoftheIMAGEESTlibrary.Thecorrespondingdouble-strandedDNAwasusedtoconstructpSilencer3.1-H1p…     

A clinical and genetic study of 56 Saudi Wilson disease patients: identification of Saudi-specific mutations

Wilson disease (WD) is a hereditary disorder, with recessive transmission and genetic heterogeneity. Several mutations of ATP7B, the gene underlying WD, were reported in many ethnic groups. In this study, mutation screening in ATP7B of 56 Saudi Arabian WD patients was undertaken. The clinical data of all patients were recorded. The entire ATP7B coding sequence, including intron-exon boundaries were screened for mutation by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based mutation detection technique and DNA sequencing. Thirty-nine patients were symptomatic at presentation and 17 subjects were pre-symptomatic siblings of affected patients. Fourteen patients had neurological, 11 patients had mixed (hepatic and neurological), and 14 patients had hepatic presentations. Family history suggestive of WD was present in 72% of cases and 68% had consanguineous parents. Genetic analysis showed disease-causing mutations in three exons (exons 8, 19 and 21) of the ATP7B gene in 28 patients (50%). Mutations in exons 21 (18 cases) and 19 (one case) were unique for Saudis. This large series of Saudi patients with WD has shown wide variability in the genomic substrate of WD. There is no correlation between genotype and clinical presentation.     

Acute Polymyositis Following Renal Transplantation

Myositis is a rare complication following renal transplantation and is most commonly the result of drug-mediated myotoxicity. Other causative disorders include viral infection, electrolyte imbalance and myositis of autoimmune origin. We describe a 60-year-old patient who developed acute polymyositis 4 weeks after a 000 human leukocyte antigen (HLA) mismatch cadaveric renal transplant. Following an uncomplicated transplant course with maintenance triple immunosuppression (prednisolone, mycophenolate mofetil and cyclosporine), the patient presented with severe symmetrical proximal muscle weakness associated with a rise in serum creatine kinase to 46800 U/L. Electromyography confirmed myopathic changes and muscle biopsy demonstrated extensive muscle-fiber necrosis with an inflammatory infiltrate. There were no obviously culpable drugs and viral studies were negative. Prompt initiation of high-dose steroid therapy led to clinical and biochemical recovery. Acute polymyositis may occur following renal transplantation. Potential mechanisms include viral antigen transmission or a localized form of graft vs. host disease.     

人野生型parkin基因真核表达载体的构建及其在PC12细胞中的表达

目的 克隆人野生型parkin基因并构建真核表达载体pCDNA3．1—parkin，将重组质粒转染PC12细胞获得高表达人野生型parkin基因的PC12细胞克隆。方法 从胎脑组织中提取总RNA，用RT—PCR方法获得人野生型parkin基因的全长cDNA，插入pCR2．1—TA克隆载体中进行序列测定，测序正确后将其亚克隆至表达载体pCD—NA3．1，利用脂质体将重组质粒转染PC12细胞，经G418筛选获得抗性细胞克隆，采用RT—PCR和Western Blot方法鉴定人野生型parkin基因在PC12细胞中的过表达。结果 经限制性内切酶酶切图谱分析和DNA序列测定证实目的基因已插入重组质粒，RT—PCR和Western Blot证明经G418筛选得到的转基因PC12细胞克隆中存在人野生型parkin基因的表达。结论 成功构建了人野生型parkin基因的真核表达载体，获得了稳定表达人野生型parkin基因的PC12细胞克隆，为进一步研究parkin的生物学功能以及parkin在帕金森病发病机制中的作用奠定了良好的基础。     

急性泛植物神经神经病

目的　研究急性泛植物神经神经病的临床表现、诊断和治疗。方法　总结 2例患者病史、植物神经受损表现、神经电生理学及脑脊液等实验室检查特点和治疗 ,并结合文献进行分析。结果　 2例患者均急性起病 ,有明显的体位性低血压、固定心率及其他广泛的植物神经功能损害症状。结论　了解急性泛植物神经神经病的临床特点有助于正确诊断与治疗。     

肾上腺脑白质营养不良MRI表现(附3例报告及文献复习)

目的 探讨肾上腺脑白质营养不良的MRI特征，提高对本病的认识。方法 回顾性分析3例经临床和生化证实的。肾上腺脑白质营养不良患者的MRI表现。结果 3例患者均表现为双侧对称性侧脑室三角区白质病变，T1WI呈低信号，T2WI呈高信号，经胼胝体压部相连，呈蝶翼状分布。结论肾上腺脑白质营养不良的MRI表现具有典型特征，MR检查能准确反映病变的病理变化、范围及进展情况。MRI作为一种无创性并且敏感的检查方法，在对肾上腺脑白质营养不良的诊断和治疗方面具有重要的指导意义。